Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/16

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Subject: [Leica] Summarex owners )
From: corkflor at iol.ie (Alex Hurst)
Date: Mon Jan 16 09:48:51 2006
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Simon & John wrote a little while back.

>  > Hi Alex,
>>
>>  I use a Summarex quite often - on M's and on a IIIf. At apertures smaller
>than f2.8 I think it hardly shows its age at all. At f2 it's not that far
>off the early 90 Summicron. And wide open it is capable of wonderful images,
>as long as they aren't ruined by flare, which is hard to predict for.
>>
>>  It's far more than just a, very, pretty face.
>>
>>  Simon.
>
>I, too, use a Summarex for B&W portraits at full aperture.  Unequaled in
>tonal range and a slight softening for older subjects and blemished teens
>(is there any other kind;-). Used mostly on a IIIb with Pan F.
>

So, with Rei we're past the half-dozen. This is one lens I'll be 
bringing to Wetzlar with me.

It's good to know they're out there. I've seen so many horrendous 
examples at equally horrendous prices in the UK - mostly the front 
element looks like it's been wire-wooled or they have bad fungus, but 
then the glass is reputed to be pretty soft.

Out of interest, anyone using the original black one?

Best

Alex
-- 
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Ireland

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